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On 8 January 2012 the lives of 2 young girls from Maryville, Missouri were forever changed. Daisy & Paige, two lifelong best friends were raped and then subsequently videotaped in the act. Daisy who was unable to even speak coherently let alone consent to sex, was raped by Matthew Barnett. Afterwards, Daisy was thrown onto her front lawn in 20 degree weather with no shoes, hair frozen, body shivering. In March of 2012 the charges against their attackers were dropped due to the poor investigation conducted by law enforcement.

On 9 January 2014, the world witnessed another injustice as a society plagued by rape culture was once again violated. Matthew Barnett plead guilty to a charge of Misdemeanor Child Endangerment & sentenced to only 2 years of probation, 100 hours of community service, and had to apologize to the victims. Matthew Barnett will not serve one single day in jail for the rape of Daisy Coleman. Matthew Barnett, the souless monster who raped a girl that couldn’t even speak and abandoned her body in the snow will not spend a day in jail. This will not be tolerated. We cannot allow rapists to walk the streets freely while survivors run and hide.

It’s time to put the Nodaway County officials who handled this case in 2012 under a spotlight. They must be investigated for their mishandling of this case. We will be asking state and/or federal officials to come into Nodaway County and perform said investigation. There is no doubt in my mind that if they handled this case properly, the guilty parties would be serving a jail sentence.

We have planned a rally and wish for everyone to spread this around. We are hoping to create a public forum where everyone can gather to support Daisy and contribute experiences that relate to her situation as well. Tell Nodaway County how this type of injustice will no longer be tolerated. We will continue to hold rally after rally after rally until our voices are heard and an investigation has begun.

Event: #OpNodaway RallyDate: 22 February 2014 (gives people plenty of time to plan and show up)Time: 11:00 am (Will run all day or until the crowd dwindles)Where: Nodaway County Courthouse; 305 N. Main, Maryville, MO 64468Event Page:https://www.facebook.com/events/1511769485713883

Follow the twitter accounts @OpNodaway or @Justice4TVictim, if you wish to remain updated on the progress or have ANY questions.

Feel free to bring something to cover your face if you don’t wish to be known (Mask, Bandana, etc…)

We will be planning a twitterstorm for the future. Stay tuned on this development.

We are personally tired of seeing others being attacked, especially those that have helped further the cause of #Justice4Daisy, #Justice4Paige, and #OpMaryville. These attacks are happening within, coming from people that say they are working to further the cause. These people are, for lack of a better term, false prophets. They attack these people and all they’re doing is breaking the cause down. It’s time to put a stop to this now and we’ll start with one particular individual that has taken a forefront stance, causing the most issues.

Now, if you scroll down his personal timeline, you will see what we’re talking about. He claims the cause is in danger. Just because you don’t see much about it in the media anymore, doesn’t mean it’s in danger. This guy has much to learn. If anything, it’s people like him that makes this cause be in danger.

Let’s recap:
1) Close to 500 people showed up to the first Maryville rally. That’s more then the amount that showed up at the first Steubenville rally on 28 December 2012.
2) A special prosecutor has been appointed to reopen the case and take another look at it. This particular prosecutor has years of experience in dealing with sexual crimes and even has a whole Special Victims Unit at her disposal.

Now, tell me, how is the cause in danger again? It’s going right along as planned.

Now, another little thing that this Do Right person said on his page, you can find the image link at the following url: http://imgur.com/HP1Dfbv

He states the page is ran by so called “true Anons.” He doesn’t have the right to dictate who is an Anon and who isn’t, nobody has that right. Anybody can be Anonymous. He also doesn’t realize that those who are running the op have been doing shit like this for years. Myself personally, I’ve been involved in Egypt, Syria, Greece, Turkey, Steubenville, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Chicago, Occupy Detroit, among a lot of others.

Then we have the following post, which he then later deleted: http://imgur.com/88IXP1N (The one on the left). I believe this pretty much speaks for itself.

What these guys don’t realize is that the more that Daisy & Paige are in the spotlight, the more pain it causes them and their families. This Do Right fella needs to let it go and allow the special prosecutor to do her job. NOTHING else can be done until she comes back with results.

Right now, I’m calling on everyone to go report that FB page. Shun the one behind that page. It’s radicalism like this that we DON’T need within the op. Thank you.

Law enforcement agencies, including Maryville Public Safety, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department and the Northwest Missouri State University Police Department, are working to prepare a coordinated response to a protest rally scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, outside the Nodaway County courthouse.

The event is the result of a widely reported Kansas City Star investigation into alleged sexual assaults committed during a house party attended by Maryville High school students in January 2012.

Maryville Public Safety Director Keith Wood said in a prepared statement that an estimated 2,000 people are expected to show up for the rally, which is being organized by the Internet “hacktivist” organization Anonymous.

“We feel it is important to provide information to you to ensure a safe event,” Wood stated. “Our primary unified objective will be to serve you as a business owner in the city of Maryville as well as the event participants.

“Some plans to create a secure environment will create a significant inconvenience, and we apologize in advance. However, please understand that we are taking precautionary measures in your best interest.”

The release stated that parking on the square will be prohibited beginning Tuesday afternoon, a restriction that will continue for the duration of the event.

Vehicular access to the square will be banned beginning at 1:30 p.m., and various adjoining blocks may be opened or closed as circumstances dictate.

In addition, Wood urged downtown property owners to secure their buildings in the event of any perceived threats from the crowd. He added that law enforcement officers from multiple agencies will be deployed in and around the square as needed and will respond to citizen requests for assistance.

Anyone with questions should call Maryville Public Safety at (660) 562-3209.

Like this:

The Fox News Channel may have taken its “Fair and Balanced” motto a little too far on Thursday when it invited criminal defense attorney Joseph DiBenedetto to make case for why an alleged rape victim was asking to be assaulted.

Following the news that a Missouri county prosecutor had asked for a special prosecutor to review the charge that a 14-year-old girl was raped by an older high school student in 2012, Fox News host Shepard Smith turned to DiBenedetto for a counterpoint.

“There’s no denying that from the surface it appears to be some sort of cover-up,” the defense attorney said. “But when you look at the finer details, there are telltale signs of this girl actually lying. She is leaving her home at 1 a.m. in the morning and nobody forced her to drink. And what happens? She gets caught by her mom, she’s embarrassed and the easy way out here is, ‘Mom, someone took advantage of me.’”

“But what did she expect to happen at 1 a.m. in the morning after sneaking out?” he asked. “I’m not saying — assuming that these facts are accurate and this did happen — I’m not saying she deserved to be raped, but knowing the facts as we do here including what the prosecutor has set forth, this case is going nowhere and it’s going nowhere quick.”

Smith noted that DiBenedetto’s interpretation of events was a “far jump.”

“What you’ve done, Joseph, is taken an alleged victim of rape and turned her into a liar and a crime committer,” the Fox News host pointed out. “That’s a far jump from a 1,000 miles away.”

“That’s one way to look at it,” DiBenedetto replied. “Assuming that is the case, she wouldn’t be the first and she wouldn’t be the last.”

A Missouri woman says her family was run out of a small town and their home burned down mysteriously after her teen daughter accused a high school football player from a prominent local family of rape, according to a local report.

Melinda Coleman moved to Maryville from Albany, Mo., three years ago looking for a fresh start after her doctor husband was killed in a car wreck in 2006.

But the new life she was building with her four children in the rural, tight-knit town turned into a nightmare after her daughter Daisy, a 14-year-old freshman at Maryville High, accused a popular football player of raping her while she was drunk, the Kansas City Star reported in a bombshell story written with the family’s cooperation.